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An Iowa health care provider is one of 85 community health centers nationwide to receive a significant monetary boost from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday.

“… Funding for construction, technology and a medical home demonstration project won’t just save more money, and create more jobs, they’ll give more people the peace of mind of knowing that health care will be there for them and their families when they need it. Ultimately, that’s what health reform is really all about,” Obama said.

Primary Health Care Inc. of Des Moines is slated to receive more than .6 million. The nonprofit organization maintains dental and medical clinics in Des Moines as well as a community access pharmacy, HIV services and outreach project. It also operates a medical and dental clinic in Marshalltown.

Although the clinics provide services to patients who have insurance, they specifically cater to those who are uninsured or underinsured. According to their Web site, Primary Health Care Inc. strives “to find and successfully treat medical condition before they become serious enough to require hospitalization or emergency treatment.”

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It has also developed several specialized programs.

The Outreach Program specifically targets populations that often fall through the cracks in existing health care.

Health Care for the Homeless is a federally funded program that serves individual, families, street youth and homeless children in a non-traditional clinic setting. A federally-funded program called Enhancement provides mental health and substance abuse care for homeless clients.

The organization has also developed a four-point program for maternal child health that consists of a combination of state and federally-funded programs to provide service to pregnant women, newly expanding families and newborns up to age 6. Their Families in Transition program, which is funded through U.S. Housing and Urban Development, serves both prenatal or parenting families up to a child’s 15th birthday, and allows case workers to link homeless individuals to medical and mental health services as well as affordable and safe living environments.

Clinics that participate in the Outreach Program are located in six different sites throughout Des Moines, placing them within the areas of the community that are experiencing the most need.

To qualify for funding, the health facility had to be a federally-qualified community health center. Grants of 8.5 million were provided through the Facility Investment Program to address pressing health center facility needs. Also, as much as million was made available to help Health Center Controlled Networks improve operational effectiveness and clinical quality in health centers by providing management, financial, technology and clinical support services.

The new Recovery Act funds are the latest in a series of grants awarded to community health centers, which deliver preventive and primary care services nationally at more than 7,500 service delivery sites around the country to patients regardless of their ability to pay.  Across the country health centers serve more than 17 million patients, about 40 percent of whom have no health insurance.

Mira Loma, California (PRWEB) January 30, 2012

Seasons Natural? Pet Foods today announced an e-commerce partnership with JPSelects.com, the online shopping site for socially aware and eco-friendly brands and products created by John Paul DeJoria, to sell premium Natural Pet Foods designed for the changing seasonal energy needs of pets. Seasons Natural Pet Foods will debut on JPSelects.com on January 4, 2012 and are available in the JP Selects.com home & lifestyle section.

Partnering with JP Selects was easy for us because of the high ethics in the natural category and eco-friendly aspects of the other products on the site says Fritz Condon of Seasons. Our commitment to providing the highest quality natural pet foods and the environmentally responsible packaging fit us perfectly and we are pleased to be part of the JP Selects family of products.

Seasonspetfood.com joins JPSelects.coms platform of socially conscious, high end retailers such as Calleen Cordero, G Dias, Luvalla and Auqasana. JPSelects.com is a members-only shopping site that was founded to be the premier marketplace for products made with uncompromising principles. Brands featured on JPSelects.com pride themselves on the quality of their products and in giving backresulting in items that are best for consumers and better for the world.

At JPSelects.com we dont compromise, said Paolo Findanza, CEO of JPSelects.com. Seasons Natural Pet Foods is a great example of a company who believes that giving back is a way of life and goes to great lengths to bring our members the highest caliber products while giving back. We are pleased to have Seasons Natural Pet Foods join the JPSelects.com family of retailers.

Seasons Natural Climate Specific Pet Foods joins JPSelects.coms online marketplace of over 30 retailers. Their products benefit The Arbor Day Foundation or Natural Resources Defense Council. For more information about Seasons Pet Food, please visit http://www.seasonspetfood.com . To learn more about JPSelects.coms members only shopping site visit http://www.JPSelects.com.

About Seasons Natural? Pet Foods

Cool weather increases our pets metabolism by as much as 40% to maintain body temperature. Seasons Natural increases proteins and fats in fall & winter when your pet needs them; adding omega 3 & 6 for a lustrous coat, then reduces protein & fat in warm weather to be easier on the digestive system and adding electrolytes for heart function and hydration. Matching your pets diet with natures changing seasons has many health benefits. Seasons Change, So Should Your Pets Food Seasons Natural is the only patented pet food with functional climate control nutrition management.

About JPSelects.com

JP Selects (http://www.jpselects.com) is a new e-commerce marketplace for socially aware and eco-friendly brands and products. This exclusive, members-only platform introduces one new brand every weekday, in addition to featuring previously announced brands in a uniquely personal shopping channel. JP Selects curates and vets the best products from emerging and established brands and entrepreneurs to offer members the best products that are better for the world. Brands featured on JPSelects.com pride themselves on the quality of their products, the sustainability of their production, and in the causes that they support. JP Selects was created by John Paul DeJoria, the co-founder of Paul Mitchell Systems and Patron Spirits, to be the premier marketplace for products made with uncompromising principles.

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Whitehall, PA (PRWEB) January 28, 2012

Protica has announced that it has developed a unique, all-natural product intended to help make it simple to lose weight in a healthy way. This product, known as Proasis?, is designed to allow consumers to supplement their diet with concentrated nutrition and protein.

Its pretty easy to lose weight on a restrictive diet, but it is very difficult to maintain such a diet when there is so much temptation out there, says Jim Duffy, founder and president of Protica. Duffy wanted to develop an all-natural product that would help the consumer to avoid the risks of unhealthy eating habits and restrictive dieting. Duffy believes Proasis can be used to help people lose weight without having to skip meals and deny the body its nutrients. Proasis was designed to provide all-natural, concentrated nutrients to supplement foods that lack proper nutrition.

The two major impediments to weight loss are poor diet and a lack of exercise. Popular diets offer the chance to shed the weight without having to work at it. Unfortunately, most of these diets require a person to forgo foods they love and embrace a diet designed for shedding weight. Few people have the will-power to maintain a diet indefinitely. Protica believes thta Proasis will provide a more effective approach to alter an individuals eating habits and embrace a more balanced diet.

Proasis provides essential vitamins as well as twenty-five grams of protein. Protein is a natural source of energy, and high protein foods help to increase metabolism and burn calories more efficiently. The protein found in Proasis can fortify any meal and allow the consumer to burn away their calories, says Jim Duffy.

A high protein diet can help a person to lose weight, especially when combined with exercise. Protica hopes Proasis will help people in their fitness and weight loss efforts.

About Protica

Founded in 2001, Protica, Inc. is a research-based nutraceutical firm headquartered in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. In its privately owned 250,000 square foot facility, Protica manufactures capsulized foods, such as Profect? ready-to-drink liquid protein beverage, Isometric? ready-to-drink meal replacement shot, Fruitasia? ready-to-drink fruit and vegetable shot, Protein Gem? ready-to-eat healthy gelatin, Protein Twist? ready-to-eat protein candy, Pediagro? ready-to-drink children’s meal replacement, Proasis? all natural ready-to-drink liquid protein shot, and many other brands in ready-to-drink and ready-to-eat form. To learn more about Protica please visit http://www.protica.com

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Finding an affordable health insurance policy is critical especially if you’re on your own. If you’re looking for an individual health insurance policy chances are you meet one of the following criteria: Easy To Insure ME has the answers

a) You recently left your job and don’t feel like paying the exorbitantly high prices of COBRA.

b) You have a job that offers no health insurance coverage to its employees.

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The third is to understand the benefits that matter most to you. Do you need prescription coverage? Would you like something that focuses on catastrophic coverage primarily? Are doctor’s office co-pays important to you? Whatever the case figuring out what matters most to you will help you to find the best deal possible.

It might seem like a strange phrase to most, but to fans of yoga, “NaYoMo” is a sweet sound.

NaYoMo, for those who are unfamiliar, is short National Yoga Month which occurs every September and celebrates the practice of yoga, making it a perfect occasion for those interested in yoga to discover the benefits of the practice.

The special month includes participation from yoga practitioners and studios throughout U.S. and Canada. The month-long event features more than 2000 free classes and lectures designed to bring awareness to the mental and physical health benefits of yoga to people who, for some one reason or another, have not had the opportunity to visit a yoga studio and enjoy a lesson.

But those longtime yoga students need not feel there’s nothing for them in National Yoga Month.  They will find a number of sessions and discussions that address their more advanced needs and level of expertise.

National Yoga Month was the brainchild of Johannes Fisslinger, founder of the nonprofit Yoga Health Foundation based in Los Angeles.  Fisslinger created National Yoga Month to inspire people to join the yoga lifestyle and discover the benefits.  His efforts caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services who in 2008 designated National Yoga Month as an official health observance.

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In that first year, National Yoga Month began with a “Yoga Health Festival”, 10-city yoga tour that started in Denver and ended in October in Vancouver, Canada.  On its journey, the National Yoga Month celebration brought yoga and the philosophy of yoga to thousands of people in the form of sessions, music and exhibits.

Over the past few years, National Yoga Month has grown into an event that included the participation of thousands of yoga studios and instructors and tens of thousands of yoga students.  In many of the participating cities, yoga studies offer free classes for a day or even a week, which has resulted in thousands of new fans of the practice.  Among the other National Yoga Month events planned for 2010 are:

Bhkati Fest in Joshua Tree, California, a four-day festival of lectures, workshops and music.~The four-day Bhkati Fest held in Joshua Tree, California, featuring lectures, music and workshops.}

The Global Mala Yoga For Peace Celebration, featuring sunrise salutations, free yoga workshops, lectures and music held in various cities around the world.

Free on-site yoga sessions at the Lucy nationwide chain of yoga clothing shops.

Evolvefest, which is a four-day yoga festival in Vernon, New Jersey featuring sessions, music and gatherings.

“Energize Tampa Bay”, a daylong celebration of wellness and community featuring yoga demonstrations.

The Evanston Yoga Fest in Evanston, Illinois (just north of Chicago) featuring many of the North Shore’s top yoga studios and a meditation session for peace, compassion and prosperity.

These are but a few of the many National Yoga Month events and celebrations taking place around the nation and world.  Check with your local yoga studio for information on the events taking place all month long in your area.  Use National Yoga Month to introduce you to the joy and benefits of yoga that can last your whole life.

Middletown, CT (PRWEB) January 30, 2012

According to a new report from CNN, diet and exercise along may not be enough to help women look youthful and vibrant. In the article, CNN confirmed that many women supplement fitness and nutrition with various cosmetic tweaks to ensure that, along with looking healthy and trim, they also appear to have skin that is smooth and bright, two key attributes in looking youthful. The CNN study lists a variety of common procedures and products that women use to achieve this look; the study also lends affirmation to new beauty product DermaVeratrol, an anti-aging cream that focuses on the very things CNN says women look for the most.

Though the CNN report does not cite DermaVeratrol by name, the study does indicate that the areas emphasized by the new anti-wrinkle cream are similar to the ones most commonly sought by women. The study notes that, past age 35, many women begin to experience a loss of melanin, which can lead to discolored skin or a spotty look. When it comes to lotions and skin products, CNN reports that what many women desire is an agent that smoothes these discolored spots.

CNNs findings offer support to the direction taken by DermaVeratrol, which has made a name for itself largely based on its promise to leave the skin smoother and to minimize areas of visible skin discoloration. DermaVeratrol is said to improve skin tone all around, and offer the kinds of anti-aging effects many cosmetic shoppers look for.

CNNs beauty report also affirms that many women are looking for products with natural ingredients, citing Vitamin C as a particularly effective component. This also affirms the anti-aging approach taken by DermaVeratrol, which implements Vitamin C along with Vitamin E, too nutrients known for their positive effects on the skin.

DermaVeratrol has already won the acclaim of many cosmetic users. One customer says, There are an awful lot of fly-by-night eye creams and anti-wrinkle serums out there, but Ive never come across anything thats excited me quite like DermaVeratrol has. This is a product that just works.

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DermaVeratrol is an anti-aging and anti-wrinkle cream that blends essential nutrients and anti-oxidants to reflect the biological activity of youthful skin. The product, which can be worn on the face, around the eyes, and on the neck and chest, allows users a younger, healthier, and more vibrant look. More information about DermaVeratrol can be found at http://www.dermaveratrol.com.

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